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en-usCopyright 2015 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/16/bmw-sgl-announce-new-carbon-fiber-plant-in-moses-lake-wa/http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/16/bmw-sgl-announce-new-carbon-fiber-plant-in-moses-lake-wa/http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/16/bmw-sgl-announce-new-carbon-fiber-plant-in-moses-lake-wa/#commentsFiled under: Plants/Manufacturing, BMW, TechnologyBMW has just announced that the company will join forces with Seattle-based SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC to build a new manufacturing facility in Moses Lake, Washington. Don't get too excited just yet. The plant won't be cranking out CF bits for your 3 Series so that you can have a roof that looks like the one on your neighbor's M3 (shown above). Instead, BMW says the $100 million facility will be creating carbon-fiber reinforced plastics for the upcoming Megacity vehicle. At the same time, SGL and BMW will be creating 80 jobs in the Moses Lake area.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bmwBMW Carbon Fiberbmw m3BMW MegacityBmwCarbonFiberBmwMegacityCarbon Fibercarbon fiber reinforced plasticscarbon fibrecarbon-fibreCarbonFiberCarbonFibreCFCFRPMegacitySGL GroupSglGroupFri, 16 Apr 2010 14:28:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21037374/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2010/04/16/bmw-sgl-announce-new-carbon-fiber-plant-in-moses-lake-wa/21037374/article-detail.xml21037374http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/376x212/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2010%2F04%2Fbmw-m3-carbon-fiber-roof.jpghttp://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2010%2F04%2Fbmw-m3-carbon-fiber-roof.jpghttp://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/02/add-lightness-bmw-signs-joint-venture-to-further-carbon-fiber-r/http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/02/add-lightness-bmw-signs-joint-venture-to-further-carbon-fiber-r/http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/02/add-lightness-bmw-signs-joint-venture-to-further-carbon-fiber-r/#commentsFiled under: BMW, TechnologyNow that steel and aluminum are vying for top billing as the metal of choice in Automobile Land, carbon fiber is often considered the next logical step towards reducing the prodigious weight of today's cars and trucks - especially for high performance and eco-friendly vehicles. The problem, though, is that the material is still prohibitively expensive and difficult to work with for mass production.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bmwbmw carbon fiberbmw megacityBmwCarbonFiberBmwMegacitycarbon fiberCarbonFibersgl groupSglGroupMon, 02 Nov 2009 08:29:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21041262/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2009/11/02/add-lightness-bmw-signs-joint-venture-to-further-carbon-fiber-r/21041262/article-detail.xml21041262http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/376x212/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2009%2F10%2Fbmw-carbon-fiber.jpghttp://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2009%2F10%2Fbmw-carbon-fiber.jpghttp://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/29/megacity-will-be-bmws-first-to-use-carbon-fiber-on-a-large-sca/http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/29/megacity-will-be-bmws-first-to-use-carbon-fiber-on-a-large-sca/http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/29/megacity-will-be-bmws-first-to-use-carbon-fiber-on-a-large-sca/#commentsFiled under: Green, BMW, LightweightThe idea that BMW's line of electric vehicles will cater to the same premium buyers as the company's other vehicles seems more assured with today's announcement that it has established a joint venture with SGL Group to produce carbon fiber and textile semi-finished products for "vehicle construction" with an eye to getting the lightweight materials into production models, starting with something small and efficient.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bmwcarbon fiberCarbonFiberCFRPLightweightsgl groupSglGroupThu, 29 Oct 2009 17:01:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21091987/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2009/10/29/megacity-will-be-bmws-first-to-use-carbon-fiber-on-a-large-sca/21091987/article-detail.xml21091987http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/376x212/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fgreen.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2009%2F10%2Fbmw-logo-300.jpghttp://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fgreen.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2009%2F10%2Fbmw-logo-300.jpghttp://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/02/brembo-aims-to-mass-produce-carbon-ceramic-brakes-with-new-joint/http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/02/brembo-aims-to-mass-produce-carbon-ceramic-brakes-with-new-joint/http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/02/brembo-aims-to-mass-produce-carbon-ceramic-brakes-with-new-joint/#commentsFiled under: Etc.New technologies always cost the early adopters big bucks. But higher demand leads to increased supply, and costs eventually go down to the level accessibly by the common man. So while carbon-ceramic brakes might be a big ticket item right now - often dipping into five figures as optional equipment on European exotica - Brembo has formed a new joint venture with carbon-fiber supplier SGL Group with the specific goal of mass-producing the brake technology for widespread application.